The MK808 is a great little pocket android computer for US$65. It has decent specifications (a dual core RK3066 Cortex A9, 1 gb RAM, Jelly Bean 4.1.1) and has a mini HDMI for you to connect to your TV. Read more from our MK808 review here. If you wish to root your MK808, and install apps like Titanium Backup, I have listed the instructions here.

Enable ADB for the MK808

Install Launcher Pro.

Create a shortcut on the home screen that points to Development Settings – Shortcuts->Activities->Settings->Development.

Advantages of rooting is to gain access to files, folders, and settings that wouldn’t otherwise be available. This lets you do useful and nifty things like creating detailed backups of all your system data as well as apps (Titanium BackUp). You can also gain access to custom ROMs and applications after installing ClockworkMod Recovery. Lastly, one of the more useful thing is to apply a Google Play Store fix so that you can access all the apps in Google’s app store.

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Sean is a tech geek and star wars fan. He loves messing around with new gadgets, writing little code snippets in python, javascript, html and dabbling with Android programming for time to time. He will want to catch the first screening of The Force Awakens and will be setting aside blog earnings to buy action figures.

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Thank you Much for your posting! I’m getting one in a week or so and read that rooting is needed in able to use Droidmote to control the device with my android phone. I’ll let you know if all works well!

Hi Kaer,
I’ve the Mk802 with droidmote succesfully installed and working, I’m willng to know if with the new Mk808 the procedure is the following:
1- Root the MK808
2- Use the same procedure ad the mk802 (upload the firmware).

If not could you past the link do the installation procedure you did for Mk808 ?

Hi Christian, I only have 1 webcam at home and i was not able to get it detected with the mk808. apparently others have the same problem as well – http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/81817 .. i think got to wait until the firmware to include webcam driver support gets updated…